by ssbhayani | Mar 9, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
By Paul Miller Jr.Vice President Throughout the Midwest region lumber suppliers noted that their sales were doing well and that their markets were active, at the time of this writing. In South Dakota, a lumber spokesman said, “Our markets are active right now. I think...
by ssbhayani | Mar 9, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
By Zach Miller At the time of this writing, the North American Lumber market, relative to this time of year, can best be described as idle. That said, there appears to be some optimism that buying will begin to accelerate as spring nears and inventories will need to...
by ssbhayani | Mar 9, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
By Sue PutnamEditor Across the Southeastern region while all lumber sources agreed that their sales were slow, they each believe it is for a different reason. In Alabama, a lumberman said that while his sales have been steady, they have been impacted by the weather....
by ssbhayani | Mar 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Among the factors for the recent slowdown in many lumber yards throughout the Lake States, a Michigan lumberman recently suggested that a “lack of vision” loomed as a primary culprit in the downturn. “It is kind of odd,” he noted. “Six months ago, customers had a...
by ssbhayani | Mar 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the Northeast region lumber contacts were varied in their response to whether or not the market was doing better than it was six months ago, but they all agreed that, at the time of this writing, their sales are depressed. In Maine, a lumber spokesperson...
by ssbhayani | Mar 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Across the Southeast region sources agreed that lumber prices have been better, while varying on their responses as to how much business they had, at the time of this writing. In Mississippi a lumber saleswoman said their markets are slow right now and that they are...